Synonyms of intermittently

intermittently

adverb

as in periodically

Related Words

• periodically
• occasionally
• sometimes
• infrequently
• rarely
• seldom
• recurrently
• now and then
• off and on
• now
• here and there
• irregularly
• sporadically
• little
• variously

Dissimilar Words

• often
• frequently
• usually
• regularly
• much
• commonly
• hourly
• routinely
• ordinarily
• oftentimes
• oft
• consistently
• constantly
• always
• invariably
• continuously
• continually
• incessantly
• perpetually
• unceasingly
• endlessly
• ever
• uninterruptedly
• continuingly
• interminably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intermittently

Storms and showers could continue intermittently through Friday night, according to the weather services’ seven-day forecast. — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026

Here was a way to inhabit the dark enfilades and flood them at least intermittently with light. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

For the past few months, Iran has intermittently fought a war with the United States, Israel, and its Arab neighbors. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Form a mini book club together, stopping intermittently to pulse check your feelings about the same book. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Munda, 19, has intermittently trained with the seniors over the past couple of seasons and the energetic midfielder is primed for a loan move in the new season. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Since renewable energy sources like the sun and the wind cannot be operated on demand and produce energy intermittently, the energy generated needs to be stored till required by the grid. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

The emotional pull of the poem also comes through, albeit intermittently. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026

In Nolan’s film, people refer to the gods, but there are no divine debates on Olympus, and, indeed, the only member of the classical Greek pantheon who actually appears is Athena (Zendaya), watching over the action intermittently. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026